Northwestern stuns No. 15 Notre Dame, 43–40

Northwestern closed as a 16.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 15 team in the AP poll.

It was the biggest of 15 upsets in 2014 Week 12, and the 8th-biggest of the 2014 season. Northwestern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 12

1. Oregon State 35, No. 7 Arizona State 27

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 7Recap
   Upset size16
2. App State 37, Arkansas State 32

   15-point underdogRecap
   Upset size15
3. Virginia Tech 17, No. 19 Duke 16

   7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size10.5
4. Hawai'i 13, San José State 0

   10-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10
5. No. 25 Utah 20, Stanford 17

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5

Northwestern’s other 2014 upsets

1. Northwestern 20, No. 17 Wisconsin 14

   Week 69.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
   Upset size14
2. Northwestern 29, Penn State 6

   Week 59-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9

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